Coin controlled strength testing apparatus



No. 6l2,l68. Patented Oct. H

J. MILO.

COIN CONTROLLED STRENGTH TESTING APPARATUS.

(Application filed Aug. 13, 1897.)

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COIN GONTRDLLED STBENGTH TESTING APPARATUS.

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NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOHN MILO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,168, dated October 11, 1898.

Application filed August 13,1897. Serial No. 648,104. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MILO, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a certain new and use-- ful Coin-Controlled Strength-Testin g A pparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coin-controlled strength-testing apparatus.

The object is to provide novel mechanical devices for apparatus of this character which are adapted to be incased within the body of an animal.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side View of my apparatus; Fig. 2, a longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 3, another side view, partly in section; Fig. 4, a sectional view of the upper end of the column; Fig. 5, a detached face view of the detachable plate or disk of the column, and Fig. 6 a detached face view of the gear of the musical instrument.

The bar A is mounted to slide longitudinally on bearings 0. in the shell or casing B,

. which is made to represent a goat in this case,

and outside of such casing the bar is provided with an upward-curved handle a representing the tail of the animal. The bar is returned to its normal position by the spring a after it has been pulled out.. The bar A is also provided with a rack a, which engages with the pinion c, mounted on a suitable fixed shaft A gear 0 is secured to the pinion and meshes with a vertical rackbar 0 adapted to slide in suitable guides outside the shell, where it is provided with scale-marks 0 The movement of the bar effects the delivery of some article of merchandise by the following means: A tube D,"containing the articles, is placed within the shell B in the position shown, and in proximity to its lower end is fixed a plate d, flush with the upper end of a delivery-chute d, An arm (1 having a thickness corresponding to the thickness of each one of the articles, is fixed to the bar A to be moved therewith.

The bar A is locked against movement until it is released by a suitable coin.- To accomplish the result, a slot-b is formed in the shell of the desired size, from which the coin drops into a chute E, curved, as shown, and poised upon the pivot 6, so that when the coin is introduced the chute will tilt (see dotted line) when released by the arm M of the bar A, so that the coin will roll forward rapidly until it is checked by the arm f of the trigger-lever F, which enters the chute in the path of the coin. The coin tilts the arm f (see dotted lines,) which raises the arm f out of the path of the block f ,'secured to the bar A. When the said bar is moved, the cam on said block will move the lever F and the lower member thereof. far enough to release the coin, which will roll down the tilted chute E against the curved lever G and tilt the same slightly by the impact until its further movement is checked by a spring g. This movement is not sufficient to permit the coin to leave the chute, and the lever G is therefore held from swinging back. The arm g on lever G constitutes a latch to engage the lug of the vertical bar H, which is guided to move freely in the casing and above the same. The protruding end of the bar is provided with a buffer h adapted to be struck by the fist. The portion 7L20 of this bar within the casing is provided with a spring 1;. The object of this spring is to force the bar up when depressed. That portion of the bar outside the casing is provided with ratchet-teeth h, and around this part is placed the loose indicator-ring 72 with the pawl h This ring is circular in shape and made of metal, and the pawl is also made of metal of the ordinary construction and secured to the ring by a pin. When the bar is pressed down, the pawl engages a tooth and is carried up with the bar, thus indicating the distance of travel. By operating the pawl the ring can be dropped in place again. lVhen the bar H is depressed, the cam h will move the curved lever and release the coin and permit it to fall into the chute R. From thence it passes into the column S, from which it is removed through door 8 To prevent the coin being fished out. of the column, I provide same with the inward-curved shields s s", the mouth of which is protected by the flap or lid 5 The bottom of the column is closed by the disk 3 which is made as shown and placed in the column, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The movement of the bar A operates the musical instrument T. This is done by the Vertical rack-bar c, which is provided with teeth 0 which mesh into the loose pinion i of the music-box. As the bar 0 moves upward it will revolve the loose pinion ton shaft i of the musical instrument. As this pinion trevolves the pawl on the same will act against the stud suitably attached to the shaft 25 and revolve said shaft, and consequently wind up the musical instrument. As the bar returns to its normal position the music plays on, as the shaft thereof is loose on the pinion and is not interfered with in its return revolutions by the dropping of the said bar a.

The movement of the bar A operates a bellows arranged to produce a noise imitating an animals cry. This is done by the hinged arm L on vertical arm M, attached to bar A. The arm L is provided with a hook or notch Z, which engages the arm 0 of lever O. The other arm 0 carries the corrugated pinion or wheel P, which rolls over the bellows Q. This lever O is held in a normal position by a spring. As the arm L travels forward it forces the lever to move, which takes place so long as the notch holds thereon, which is untilthe cam p throws it off the lever 0. When this takes place, the lever is suddenly thrown back by the spring to its normal position over the bellows, compressing the same and causing the sound, which is broken by the corrugated wheel travelingover the same. The relation of the cam p to the lever and arm of this bellows apparatus is that of a trip to release the said lever. It can be of any suitable shape.

- The movement of the bar A can be used as a weighing-scale by simply attaching a cord V to the curved handle of said bar and in passing said cord overa sheave 10, supported and revolving in standard W, secured to the bed-plate upon which the figure stands. The lower ends of the cord are connected to a platform Y, which may be a chair in some cases. This weighing attachment does not belong as a fixture to the apparatus. It can be readily put in position and used whenever required to add to the novelty and usefulness of the apparatus.

What I. claim is In a coin-controlled automatic distributing apparatus, and in combination with the shell thereof and the curved lever G pivoted to shell as shown, the vertical movable bar with the lower member within the shell having the cam for the purpose set forth, and

York and State of New York, this 10th day of-August, A. D. 1897.

JOHN MILO.

Witnesses JOHN J. CARR, F. BARRITT. 

